The name of the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Irina Plotnikova is known to connoisseurs of music around the world. Professor and teacher of the Moscow Conservatory won the international pianist competition in Sydney, won the Grand Prix in Monte Carlo for the "Piano Master", became a prize-winner of the competitions. PI Tchaikovsky in Moscow and Ivo Pogorelich in the USA.
Irina Nikolaevna's concert work began after her brilliant victory in Sydney in 1977.
Study time
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1954. The girl was born on August 24 in Moscow. The child showed talent for music in childhood. The talented student was admitted to the capital's Central Music School.
After completing the course, Plotnikova continued her education at the conservatory. From 1972 to 1978 she studied in Kehrer's class. The student took part in the first Sydney International Piano Competition. The performer took first place.
The victory made it possible for Irina Nikolaevna to conduct a concert tour across Australia. A new competition in 1981 was opened by a solo performance by Plotnikova. In 1985 the pianist became the soloist of the Mosconcert. Her performances took place in the best halls in the country.
The celebrity toured abroad. She played piano concerts not only in European countries, but also in the Philippines, Korea and Japan.
Confession
The pianist collaborated with the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra and the Honored Ensemble of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. Her repertoire includes various genres. She brilliantly performs both baroque and modern music, perfectly combines various genres and styles.
In 1986, Plotnikova took part in the International Tchaikovsky Competition, where she won the third prize. Since 1990 Irina Nikolaevna began teaching. from the post of assistant professor Mirvis at the Moscow Conservatory.
In 1995 the pianist became an assistant professor, and in 2007 she became a professor at the department of special piano. Among the students of Irina Nikolaevna there are laureates of international competitions: Eiko Nagano, Rie Doe, Nika Lundstrem and Varvara Chirkina.
The performer has repeatedly taken part in the jury of international competitions. She joined the Council of the Piano Faculty. As part of the jury, the celebrity participated in performing competitions in Alma-Ata, Sydney, St. Petersburg.
New successes
A professor at the Moscow Conservatory held master classes for the New Names Charitable Foundation at the South Korean University of Suwon.
Works performed by Plotnikova were often recorded for television and radio, including the BBC. In 1994 Liszt's Second Concerto was recorded with the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.
The famous pianist is also successful in her personal life. Musician Yuri Lisichenko became her chosen one. The acquaintance took place while studying at the conservatory. Young people became husband and wife.
The family has two children, son Dmitry and daughter Sophia. Subsequently, the boy chose a career as an artist, and the girl continued the work of her parents, becoming a rising star of the Moscow Conservatory.
